| Title | First isolation of the causative agent of white-nose disease Pseudogymnoascus destructans in Italy |
| Abstract | White-nose disease, caused by the dermatophyte Pseudogymnoascus destructans, is a devastating pathology that has caused a massive decline in the US bat populations. In Europe, this fungus and the related infection in bats have been recorded in several countries and for many bat species, although no mass mortality has been detected. This study reports for the first time the presence of P. destructans in Italy. The fungus was isolated in the Rio Martino cave, a site located in the Western Alps and included in the Natura 2000 network. Twenty bats, belonging to five different species, were analysed. The fungus was retrieved on eight individuals of Myotis emarginatus. The allied keratolytic species P. pannorum was observed on two other individuals, also belonging to M. emarginatus. Strains were isolated in pure culture and characterized morphologically. Results were validated through molecular analyses. Future work should be dedicated to understand the distribution and the effects of the two Pseudogymnoascus species on Italian bats. |
| Source | Mycopathologia (Dordr., Online) 184 (5), pp. 637–644 |
| Keywords | Geomyces destructansMyotis emarginatusPseudogymnoascus pannorumWhitenose syndrome |
| Journal | Mycopathologia (Dordr., Online) |
| Editor | Kluwer, Dordrecht, Paesi Bassi |
| Year | 2019 |
| Type | Articolo in rivista |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11046-019-00371-6 |
| Authors | Garzoli Laura, Riccucci Marco, Patriarca Elena, Debernardi Paolo, Boggero Angela, Picco Anna Maria |
| Text | 408750 2019 10.1007/s11046 019 00371 6 Geomyces destructans Myotis emarginatus Pseudogymnoascus pannorum Whitenose syndrome First isolation of the causative agent of white nose disease Pseudogymnoascus destructans in Italy Garzoli Laura, Riccucci Marco, Patriarca Elena, Debernardi Paolo, Boggero Angela, Picco Anna Maria Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia; Zoological Section «La Specola», Museum of Natural History of the University of Florence; S.Te.P. c/o Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Carmagnola; CNR Water Research Institute IRSA , Verbania White nose disease, caused by the dermatophyte Pseudogymnoascus destructans, is a devastating pathology that has caused a massive decline in the US bat populations. In Europe, this fungus and the related infection in bats have been recorded in several countries and for many bat species, although no mass mortality has been detected. This study reports for the first time the presence of P. destructans in Italy. The fungus was isolated in the Rio Martino cave, a site located in the Western Alps and included in the Natura 2000 network. Twenty bats, belonging to five different species, were analysed. The fungus was retrieved on eight individuals of Myotis emarginatus. The allied keratolytic species P. pannorum was observed on two other individuals, also belonging to M. emarginatus. Strains were isolated in pure culture and characterized morphologically. Results were validated through molecular analyses. Future work should be dedicated to understand the distribution and the effects of the two Pseudogymnoascus species on Italian bats. 184 Published version http //link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11046 019 00371 6 First isolation of the causative agent of white nose disease Pseudogymnoascus destructans in Italy 2019_Mycopathologia_Garzolietal.pdf Articolo in rivista Kluwer 1573 0832 Mycopathologia Dordr., Online Mycopathologia Dordr., Online Mycopathologia Dordr., Online Mycopathologia. Dordr., Online angela.boggero BOGGERO ANGELA laura.garzoli GARZOLI LAURA |
